Dear Juno,
You did a very brave thing by giving up your child after carrying him for 40 weeks and in those 40 weeks you made a little human grow and you felt him move but that didn’t stop you from giving it up for adoption. You kept your promise to the adopting family and tried not to get attached to the baby the entire pregnancy. You knew it was to soon to raise a baby especially with a boy who wasn’t even your boyfriend. You created a child in your body for another family to be completed. Not everyone is willing to do that for nothing in exchange. People might think your were careless and just cleaned your hands by giving the baby up for adoption. On the contrary you looked for a family that was financially stable and actually wanted the child. They seem trustworthy and all you wanted was to give the baby to a family who would genuinely love him and take care of him. Besides the decisions you had to make in keeping the baby this was another milestone into growing into an adult and thinking like a parent. You had courage to walk down halls shameless about your belly knowing that after 40 weeks that baby will no longer belong to you. Even after people kept giving you disturbing looks or calling you names that obviously didn’t apply to you. Juno, you sucked it up and took in all the toxic to make another family happy. If anything you were very selfless the entire time.
In the other hand I wouldn’t be capable of carrying this baby, creating a bond and just give her up to another family. Because I’ve been in the same position as you in deciding what was best for our child and ourselves. Many options yet many limitations at the same time. However I decided to raise this child because she is a part of me and I can’t ever see my life without her today. I knew I was just a kid raising another kid but that didn’t discourage me from going thru with my decision. If i felt ready to have sex at the age I did then that should make me ready to face any circumstances that came with it. I now can’t believe the thought of me aborting this child ever crossed my mind yet its understanding for a very inexperienced, immature, adolescents. I may not be an adult and still have many years to come for my mentality to fully develop but I can still act like an adult and make decisions like one when the situation is presented. At the time I became pregnant I wasn’t able to walk around school showing everyone my belly.. I felt embarrassed and ashamed. Even when people would tell me congratulations on your pregnancy It didn’t feel right to me. I thought why are they congratulating me if this is not a good thing i’m not even 15 and i’m going to have a mother this is not something to be proud of. Unfortunately while i thought i was keeping my pregnancy as much as a secret as possible a few people i thought i could trust ended up going behind my back and even people from different school became aware of this. I Isolated myself but i would see and hear people pointing and saying “ yeah that’s her.. Go up and ask her” but pretended like I didn’t hear anything. With time rumors were brought up to me saying things like she is a “whore” or she is “stupid” etc. I’ll admit stupid I guess I was but the other part that was very unfair because i became pregnant of the first and only guy I ever had sexual relationships and we had already been dating for quite sometime. I was fortunate to stay strong and keep moving forward just like Juno.
Dear Juno,
You did a very brave thing by giving up your child after carrying him for 40 weeks and in those 40 weeks you made a little human grow and you felt him move but that didn’t stop you from giving it up for adoption. You kept your promise to the adopting family and tried not to get attached to the baby the entire pregnancy. You knew it was to soon to raise a baby especially with a boy who wasn’t even your boyfriend. You created a child in your body for another family to be completed. Not everyone is willing to do that for nothing in exchange. People might think your were careless and just cleaned your hands by giving the baby up for adoption. On the contrary you looked for a family that was financially stable and actually wanted the child. They seem trustworthy and all you wanted was to give the baby to a family who would genuinely love him and take care of him. Besides the decisions you had to make in keeping the baby this was another milestone into growing into an adult and thinking like a parent. You had courage to walk down halls shameless about your belly knowing that after 40 weeks that baby will no longer belong to you. Even after people kept giving you disturbing looks or calling you names that obviously didn’t apply to you. Juno, you sucked it up and took in all the toxic to make another family happy. If anything you were very selfless the entire time.
In the other hand I wouldn’t be capable of carrying this baby, creating a bond and just give her up to another family. Because I’ve been in the same position as you in deciding what was best for our child and ourselves. Many options yet many limitations at the same time. However I decided to raise this child because she is a part of me and I can’t ever see my life without her today. I knew I was just a kid raising another kid but that didn’t discourage me from going thru with my decision. If i felt ready to have sex at the age I did then that should make me ready to face any circumstances that came with it. I now can’t believe the thought of me aborting this child ever crossed my mind yet its understanding for a very inexperienced, immature, adolescents. I may not be an adult and still have many years to come for my mentality to fully develop but I can still act like an adult and make decisions like one when the situation is presented. At the time I became pregnant I wasn’t able to walk around school showing everyone my belly.. I felt embarrassed and ashamed. Even when people would tell me congratulations on your pregnancy It didn’t feel right to me. I thought why are they congratulating me if this is not a good thing i’m not even 15 and i’m going to have a mother this is not something to be proud of. Unfortunately while i thought i was keeping my pregnancy as much as a secret as possible a few people i thought i could trust ended up going behind my back and even people from different school became aware of this. I Isolated myself but i would see and hear people pointing and saying “ yeah that’s her.. Go up and ask her” but pretended like I didn’t hear anything. With time rumors were brought up to me saying things like she is a “whore” or she is “stupid” etc. I’ll admit stupid I guess I was but the other part that was very unfair because i became pregnant of the first and only guy I ever had sexual relationships and we had already been dating for quite sometime. I was fortunate to stay strong and keep moving forward just like Juno.
I’m not against abortion just because I didn’t have the courage to go through with it. On the contrary i’m very Pro Choice and as the feminist I claim to be I feel that it’s very unfair that they don’t consider what women really want. A man to decided for us and act like they are doing what is best for us is very hypocritical. I’ve been through the pain of labor and being up late at night to feed my child. Because Breastfeeding is a big deal and proven to make wonders in our children a man cannot come to play when feeding the baby. It may has changed now in the 21st century and women are in the supreme court but in the past years that wasn’t even debatable. Only men were in the supreme court and they decided whether or not abortion should be legal or not. A man who has no idea how it feels to grow a life inside or goes through any of the mood swings got to decided something that obviously didn’t apply to them. Sounds ridiculous to me because who is someone to tell me If i should keep or get rid of my child. However, I agree it’s not only our children but If knew that father of the child was responsible,reliable, or even cared about this child we wouldn’t need to abort. They’re women who know abortion is as painful as giving birth but that doesn’t stop them for discontinuing a pregnancy. Point is men shouldn’t be the only people to decided to make this legal or not because they have no idea what it makes us feel emotionally,physically or mentally. That doesn’t take away the fact they are entitled to their own options towards this. To make myself clear this should stay as an option to all the women in the world and that will be up to them if they want to make it an option to themselves. It will stay in their on conscience and they know what’s best for them because no one else is going to carry an extra 20 lbs on them or help raise this baby. The fact that people my think differently or choose different paths shouldn’t be anyone’s concerned but themselves.
You did a very brave thing by giving up your child after carrying him for 40 weeks and in those 40 weeks you made a little human grow and you felt him move but that didn’t stop you from giving it up for adoption. You kept your promise to the adopting family and tried not to get attached to the baby the entire pregnancy. You knew it was to soon to raise a baby especially with a boy who wasn’t even your boyfriend. You created a child in your body for another family to be completed. Not everyone is willing to do that for nothing in exchange. People might think your were careless and just cleaned your hands by giving the baby up for adoption. On the contrary you looked for a family that was financially stable and actually wanted the child. They seem trustworthy and all you wanted was to give the baby to a family who would genuinely love him and take care of him. Besides the decisions you had to make in keeping the baby this was another milestone into growing into an adult and thinking like a parent. You had courage to walk down halls shameless about your belly knowing that after 40 weeks that baby will no longer belong to you. Even after people kept giving you disturbing looks or calling you names that obviously didn’t apply to you. Juno, you sucked it up and took in all the toxic to make another family happy. If anything you were very selfless the entire time.
In the other hand I wouldn’t be capable of carrying this baby, creating a bond and just give her up to another family. Because I’ve been in the same position as you in deciding what was best for our child and ourselves. Many options yet many limitations at the same time. However I decided to raise this child because she is a part of me and I can’t ever see my life without her today. I knew I was just a kid raising another kid but that didn’t discourage me from going thru with my decision. If i felt ready to have sex at the age I did then that should make me ready to face any circumstances that came with it. I now can’t believe the thought of me aborting this child ever crossed my mind yet its understanding for a very inexperienced, immature, adolescents. I may not be an adult and still have many years to come for my mentality to fully develop but I can still act like an adult and make decisions like one when the situation is presented. At the time I became pregnant I wasn’t able to walk around school showing everyone my belly.. I felt embarrassed and ashamed. Even when people would tell me congratulations on your pregnancy It didn’t feel right to me. I thought why are they congratulating me if this is not a good thing i’m not even 15 and i’m going to have a mother this is not something to be proud of. Unfortunately while i thought i was keeping my pregnancy as much as a secret as possible a few people i thought i could trust ended up going behind my back and even people from different school became aware of this. I Isolated myself but i would see and hear people pointing and saying “ yeah that’s her.. Go up and ask her” but pretended like I didn’t hear anything. With time rumors were brought up to me saying things like she is a “whore” or she is “stupid” etc. I’ll admit stupid I guess I was but the other part that was very unfair because i became pregnant of the first and only guy I ever had sexual relationships and we had already been dating for quite sometime. I was fortunate to stay strong and keep moving forward just like Juno.
Dear Juno,
You did a very brave thing by giving up your child after carrying him for 40 weeks and in those 40 weeks you made a little human grow and you felt him move but that didn’t stop you from giving it up for adoption. You kept your promise to the adopting family and tried not to get attached to the baby the entire pregnancy. You knew it was to soon to raise a baby especially with a boy who wasn’t even your boyfriend. You created a child in your body for another family to be completed. Not everyone is willing to do that for nothing in exchange. People might think your were careless and just cleaned your hands by giving the baby up for adoption. On the contrary you looked for a family that was financially stable and actually wanted the child. They seem trustworthy and all you wanted was to give the baby to a family who would genuinely love him and take care of him. Besides the decisions you had to make in keeping the baby this was another milestone into growing into an adult and thinking like a parent. You had courage to walk down halls shameless about your belly knowing that after 40 weeks that baby will no longer belong to you. Even after people kept giving you disturbing looks or calling you names that obviously didn’t apply to you. Juno, you sucked it up and took in all the toxic to make another family happy. If anything you were very selfless the entire time.
In the other hand I wouldn’t be capable of carrying this baby, creating a bond and just give her up to another family. Because I’ve been in the same position as you in deciding what was best for our child and ourselves. Many options yet many limitations at the same time. However I decided to raise this child because she is a part of me and I can’t ever see my life without her today. I knew I was just a kid raising another kid but that didn’t discourage me from going thru with my decision. If i felt ready to have sex at the age I did then that should make me ready to face any circumstances that came with it. I now can’t believe the thought of me aborting this child ever crossed my mind yet its understanding for a very inexperienced, immature, adolescents. I may not be an adult and still have many years to come for my mentality to fully develop but I can still act like an adult and make decisions like one when the situation is presented. At the time I became pregnant I wasn’t able to walk around school showing everyone my belly.. I felt embarrassed and ashamed. Even when people would tell me congratulations on your pregnancy It didn’t feel right to me. I thought why are they congratulating me if this is not a good thing i’m not even 15 and i’m going to have a mother this is not something to be proud of. Unfortunately while i thought i was keeping my pregnancy as much as a secret as possible a few people i thought i could trust ended up going behind my back and even people from different school became aware of this. I Isolated myself but i would see and hear people pointing and saying “ yeah that’s her.. Go up and ask her” but pretended like I didn’t hear anything. With time rumors were brought up to me saying things like she is a “whore” or she is “stupid” etc. I’ll admit stupid I guess I was but the other part that was very unfair because i became pregnant of the first and only guy I ever had sexual relationships and we had already been dating for quite sometime. I was fortunate to stay strong and keep moving forward just like Juno.
I’m not against abortion just because I didn’t have the courage to go through with it. On the contrary i’m very Pro Choice and as the feminist I claim to be I feel that it’s very unfair that they don’t consider what women really want. A man to decided for us and act like they are doing what is best for us is very hypocritical. I’ve been through the pain of labor and being up late at night to feed my child. Because Breastfeeding is a big deal and proven to make wonders in our children a man cannot come to play when feeding the baby. It may has changed now in the 21st century and women are in the supreme court but in the past years that wasn’t even debatable. Only men were in the supreme court and they decided whether or not abortion should be legal or not. A man who has no idea how it feels to grow a life inside or goes through any of the mood swings got to decided something that obviously didn’t apply to them. Sounds ridiculous to me because who is someone to tell me If i should keep or get rid of my child. However, I agree it’s not only our children but If knew that father of the child was responsible,reliable, or even cared about this child we wouldn’t need to abort. They’re women who know abortion is as painful as giving birth but that doesn’t stop them for discontinuing a pregnancy. Point is men shouldn’t be the only people to decided to make this legal or not because they have no idea what it makes us feel emotionally,physically or mentally. That doesn’t take away the fact they are entitled to their own options towards this. To make myself clear this should stay as an option to all the women in the world and that will be up to them if they want to make it an option to themselves. It will stay in their on conscience and they know what’s best for them because no one else is going to carry an extra 20 lbs on them or help raise this baby. The fact that people my think differently or choose different paths shouldn’t be anyone’s concerned but themselves.